Castano's DMA Platform

[Castano]

Castano's DMA Platform

(1) Content Additions

Support efforts to add content to ALFA by centralizing building efforts

There should be one builder forum - right now each server has their own. All our builders should be able to post what they have created and put it up for grabs for any server that wants it. Links to a cloud storage system for easy access would be ideal.

(a) improving static content - I am on a recruiting push to find static writers, people who can write an ACR complaint static for ALFA for insertion into our modules. To aid this process I will shortly post submission standards (e.g. xp, gp reward cutoffs) for builders so that their work can go in with little to no editing.

MS: (I am building for MS again so hopefully we will see more statics coming down due to my town/village project to make our towns jumping off points for quests). I've also tried to hire builders to write statics for MS. I may put a general call outside ALFA to attract someone with spare time who can write content for me. Still considering the issues with doing that, but we do need someone to take a laboring oar here.

I can't speak to the other servers, as building is HDM prerogative, but if anyone needs help adding content I think we should support linking them with people willing to build.

(b) refocus us on building playable areas - We need to add more play space in the form of dungeons for lvl 1-3 and 4-6 PCs. Those are fairly low hanging fruit in terms of design as you don't need to sit there and figure out how to keep level 10s from clearing the space over and over.

(2) Under Wealth PCs

(a) Static Loot Drops - I want to sit down with tech and figure out how to make these drops more meaningful and check if they are within standards for the CR of the creature. It's fairly obvious after seeing a year of wealth data that those players who are not getting much DM time (or whole play a lot w/o a DM, thus gaining XP) are under wealth to the point where they have difficulty doing anything but RPXP, which exacerbates the problem by promoting level gain w/o gold. In DnD gold and XP are linked, as you progress in level you face tougher foes/quests and need more gold (e.g. stuff) to complete them. I've had reports from DMs having to scale down the challenge because parties were under equipped for their level.

(b) DM awards - I will continue to support a liberal policy of DMs engaging in IC wealth adjustments to allow PCs to remain balanced as to the game challenges (if reducing - IC only please, except for farming instances). This means informing DMs at large of who is under wealth and who is over wealth so they can grab players for sessions, etc.

(3) Non-NWN2 Support - consistent with Heegz's and Zicada's NWN1 project, and the LA's recent proposals, I will poll our members for what games they are playing and modding and consider, with other admin, whether their current playing/modding should find a home in ALFA if it meets our goal of playing characters in immersive RP sessions. Your Tetris competition will have to stay in off topic.

(4) Support our DMs where ever needed. I have an open door policy and am only a PM or irc chat away if there is ever any issue that needs an arbiter or advice. I also encourage DMs to post in DM discussion if they have a question about handling a particular scenario.